Charles Randolph Butler Jr.

Charles Randolph Butler Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
Assumed office
March 28, 2005
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
In office
1994–2003
Preceded by Alex T. Howard Jr.
Succeeded by Callie V. Granade
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
In office
October 17, 1988 – March 28, 2005
Appointed by Ronald Reagan
Preceded by Emmett Ripley Cox
Succeeded by Kristi DuBose
Personal details
Born Charles Randolph Butler Jr.
1940 (age 77–78)
New York City, New York
Education Washington and Lee University (B.A.)
University of Alabama School of Law (LL.B.)

Charles Randolph Butler Jr. (born 1940) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.

Education and career

Born in New York City, New York, Butler received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington and Lee University in 1962 and was a lieutenant in the United States Army, 8th Artillery, 7th Howitzer Battalion from 1962 to 1964. He attended Washington and Lee University School of Law before receiving a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1966. He was in private practice in Mobile, Alabama from 1966 to 1969, and was an assistant public defender for Mobile County, Alabama from 1969 to 1970, and then district attorney of Mobile County from 1971 to 1975. He then returned to private practice until 1988.[1]

Federal judicial service

On April 28, 1988, Butler was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama vacated by Judge Emmett Ripley Cox. Butler was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 14, 1988, and received his commission on October 17, 1988. He served as Chief Judge from 1994 to 2003, and assumed senior status on March 28, 2005.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Butler, Charles Randolph, Jr. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Emmett Ripley Cox		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
1988–2005		 Succeeded by
Kristi DuBose
Preceded by
Alex T. Howard Jr.		 Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
1994–2003		 Succeeded by
Callie V. Granade
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